Take action with severe weather coming in parts of the Great Southern

The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

Time of issue: 10.56am

Date of issue: 14 August 2017

Take action with severe weather coming in parts of the Great Southern

If you live in Esperance, Narrogin, Jerramungup, Lake Grace, Lake King and Ravensthorpe and surrounding areas you should take action and stay safe with severe weather to come.

This weather is not unusual for this time of year, but could damage homes and make travel dangerous.

Weather Details

At 10.37 today the Bureau of Meteorology advised a strong cold front is currently affecting southwest WA and will continue moving east across the South West Land Division today.

Sustained periods of gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms will affect southeastern parts of the South West Land Division today.

The weather system is likely to cause WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS to 100 kilometres per hour and could result in DAMAGE TO HOMES AND PROPERTY, particularly in showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Conditions will ease from Monday evening.

Damaging surf conditions are likely between Geraldton and Albany which could cause beach erosion during Monday.Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Central West, Lower West, South West and Central Wheat Belt districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.

However, gusty showers and thunderstorms with gusty westerly winds in the wake of the front will continue for the remainder of the day.

Locations which may be affected include Esperance, Narrogin, Jerramungup, Lake Grace, Lake King and Ravensthorpe.